Stirling already has a few fantasy series under his belt, but A Taint in the Blood will be his debut foray into the urban section of those glorious shelves. Releases May 4, 2010. There doesn’t seem to be an offical blurb yet, but you can already sample the first eight chapters via his website.
Nomansland is a young adult post-Apocalyptic/dystopia that releases June 22, 2010. Visit the author’s site here. Blurb found via Tempting Persephone:
Sometime in the future, after devastating wars and fires, a lonely, windswept island in the north is populated solely by women. Among these women is a group of teenaged Trackers—expert equestrians and archers—whose job is to protect their shores from the enemy. The enemy, they’ve been told, is men. When these girls come upon a partially buried home from the distant past, they are fascinated by the strange objects—high-heeled shoes, teen magazines, makeup—found there. What are they to make of these mysterious things, which introduce a world they have never known? And what does it mean for their strict society, where friendship is forbidden and rules must be obeyed—at all costs?
Releases June 29, 2010.
The Natural History Museum’s prize exhibit – a giant squid – suddenly disappears. This audacious theft leads Clem, the research scientist who has recently finished preserving the exhibit, into a dark urban underworld of warring cults and surreal magic. It seems that for some, the squid represents a god and should be worshiped as such. Clem gradually comes to realise that someone may be attempting to use the squid to trigger an apocalypse. And so it is now up to him and a renegade squid-worshiper named Dean to find a way of stopping the destruction of the world as they know it whilst themselves surviving the all out-gang warfare that they have unwittingly been drawn into…
Releases June 1, 2010. Lightborn is the sequel to Darkborn, which released last year and was on my 2009 Most Wanted list. I’ve yet to get to it, but in the meantime I can certainly enjoy the beautiful covers.
The second book in the Regency-flavored fantasy trilogy of magic and manners — “a unique world” for sure, from the author of Darkborn.
The Darkborn aristocracy has rejected magic, viewing the pursuit of science as the only worthy goal. But Lady Telmaine Hearne does not have that luxury. She has kept her own powers secret, fearful of being ruined in society… until her husband Balthasar draws her into a conspiracy to protect the archduke and his brother against a magical enemy. But who will protect them from her?
Releases May 11, 2010. Set in the 1920′s according to the author’s site.
Imagining vampires at the heart of the social struggles of 1920s, Moonshine blends a tempestuous romance with dramatic historical fiction, populated by a lively mythology inhabiting the gritty New York City streets
Zephyr Hollis is an underfed, overzealous social activist who teaches night school to the underprivileged of the Lower East Side. Strapped for cash, Zephyr agrees to help a student, the mysterious Amir, who proposes she use her charity worker cover to bring down a notorious vampire mob boss. What he doesn’t tell her is why. Soon enough she’s tutoring a child criminal with an angelic voice, dodging vampires high on a new blood-based street drug, and trying to determine the real reason behind Amir’s request – not to mention attempting to resist (often unsuccessfully) his dark, inhuman charm.
The Poison Throne releases April 6, 2010.
Young Wynter Moorehawke returns to court with her dying father – but she finds her old home shadowed with fear. The king has become a violent despot, terrorizing those he once loved. His son and heir Alberon has fled into exile and now there are whispers everywhere of rebellion. Meanwhile, Alberon’s half-brother Razi has been elevated to his throne. He struggles to meet his King’s demands while remaining loyal to his beloved brother and to his friend-Wynter.And at the heart of matters is a secret that no one dares speak of. A secret so large it could tear the kingdom in two and Wynter is the key. Her father lies dying. Her king is mad. Her friends are divided.
She must choose- her father or her dreams, her friend or her king, her duty… or her love.
The Crowded Shadows releases June 30, 2010. Both books look to be either reprints or simply the U.S. Releases.
Wynter Moorehawke travels alone and unprotected through bandit-infested forests, searching for the rebel prince Alberon. But many enemies are lurking in the shadows. It seems that every tyrant and zealot who has ever threatened the Kingdom is sending emissaries to meet Alberon. Wynter becomes increasingly nervous of the prince’s intentions.
She is overjoyed when Razi and Christopher reappear, but where old friends go, old enemies soon follow and Wynter finds herself confronted with the infamous wolves, the Loup-Garous. It is to Christopher’s adopted people, the Merron, that Wynter and Razi must now turn for sanctuary. But the Merron have sided with their mortal enemy, Marguerite Shirken. What is behind these strange alliances and is Alberon at the center of it all?
Releases March 23, 2010. Petrodor, a young adult title, is the sequel to last year’s Sasha. Visit the author’s site for more info.
Book 2 in the quartet, A Trial of Blood and Steel, picking up the story of the brave and independent heroine, Sasha, now living in the port city of Petrodor. Away from the hills of her Lenayin homeland, Sasha is making a new life in the dark alleys and wealthy houses of Petrodor. An influential trading centre, Petrodor holds the key to preventing the coming war between Lenayin and the mighty Bacosh. Together with her old mentor Kessligh, Sasha attempts to navigate the political intrigues of the port city and find a way to stop the war. It is the serrin, the beautiful but dangerous people from beyond the Bacosh, who will be the pivotal point in this struggle. How much can Sasha trust her old serrin friend Errollyn? And how much can she trust herself?
Releases May 25, 2010. Looks to be part of the author’s WebMage series, which has four previous titles in the series already released. Visit the author’s site here.
In this last book in the WebMage cycle Ravirn must solve the problems with Necessity once and for all or die trying. Persephone, Hades, The Furies, Zeus, Fate, and, of course Discord: The whole gang is here, and it’s time for a final reckoning.
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Wow….there are a lot of great covers here.
The Lightborn cover is freaky for me for some reason.
Hmm all these wonderful books!!
She looks like a doll that’s about to kill someone. It’s awesome. Aside from the fact that I don’t like dolls, for some reason this is working for me. Huh.
The cover screams- I’m coming to steal your slanket…
I did enjoy the first book, very original, so I am interested in reading the sequel.
Wonderful post!
Thank you very much for sharing the covers.
The cover for LIGHTBORN is eyecatching!
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So many of these look interesting. After reading the blurb for Lightburn, I had to order Darkborn right away from Amazon. Maybe I’ll get a chance to read it before Lightborn is published. Maybe….
I’m hard core drooling over Nomansland. I love any and everything related to Hades and Persephone!!!
The Nomansland cover looks awesome. Sounds interesting too.
They’re all eye catching. I like the covers for Nomansland and The Poison Throne, but the book I’ll be buying is Kraken.
I’m looking forward to A TAINT IN THE BLOOD and THE POISON THRONE, myself. And, of course, NOMANSLAND.
Oh, and your header? Fantastic! I love it.
Lots of pretty covers. The Poison Throne sound good! Thank you KMont!
Oh, and I love the new header!
Some of these look great. I am curious about the second one, I have never read a dystopia.
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I still have to read Darkborn but Lightborn’s cover looks fantastic! Nomansland, The Poison Throne and A Taint in the Blood looks great too!